Observer Name
saurer and d jackson
Observation Date
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Avalanche Date
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass
Location Name or Route
udot test slope under cardiff pass
Elevation
9,400'
Aspect
East
Slope Angle
30°
Trigger
Skier
Trigger: additional info
Intentionally Triggered
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow/Old Snow Interface
Depth
12"
Width
100'
Vertical
100'
Comments
ski cutting along our test slope we were able to get an initial RT failure just a few inches deep, but 200 feet wide within the storm snow well below me. when I skied above the crown to clean out the hangfire, a was able to get another failure which cleaned out the crown and broke back along the sub-ridge. This ran on low density stellars just above yesterdays week thermal crust. Crown depth at photo is close to 30" in a wind pillow; overall I'd have to say depth averaged a 12-18".
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